Only the exact listed qualifications fulfil the English B language requirement. In your application you must upload the exact documentation described below, as proof that your upper secondary qualifications fulfil the language requirement.
The requirement is not met if the courses/qualifications listed below have been failed.
Other qualifications or types of documentation do not fulfil the language requirement.
If you fulfil English level A, then you also fulfil the English level B requirement.
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
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• English A1, higher level
• English A2, higher level
• English B, higher level
• English A1, standard level
• English A2, standard level
• English A Language and Literature, higher level
• English A Language and Literature, standard level
• English A Literature, higher level
• English A Literature, standard level
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Minimum grade: 3 (passed)
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Minimum grade: 3 (passed)
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Official IB diploma and/or transcript
Alternatively, give CBS access to your results via IBO.org.
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| • English B, standard level |
Minimum grade: 5 |
Minimum grade: 3 |
Official IB diploma and/or transcript
Alternatively, give CBS access to your results via IBO.org. |
If you fulfil English level A, then you also fulfil the English level B requirement.
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
- L I
- L II
- L III – 6 years
- L III – 4 years
- L IV – 4 years (4 hours)
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For upper secondary studies completed in 2020 or earlier: minimum grade: 7.50
For upper secondary studies completed in 2021 or later: minimum grade: 7.79
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For upper secondary studies completed in 2020 or earlier: minimum grade: 6.00
For upper secondary studies completed in 2021 or later: minimum grade: 5.00
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Official EB diploma and/or transcript
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Austria
If you fulfil English level A, then you also fulfil the English level B requirement.
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
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English as a first foreign language, min. 9 weekly hours accumulated during the final three years of the Oberstufe
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Minimum grade: 3
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Minimum grade: 4
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Reife- und Diplomprüfung diploma certificate including Stundentafel covering (min.) 5 years of the Oberstufe
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Minimum grade: 3
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Minimum grade: 4
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Reifeprüfung diploma certificate including Stundentafel covering (min.) 4 years of the Oberstufe |
Belgium (French part)
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
- English Langue moderne 1
- English Langue moderne 2
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Minimum grade:
65
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Minimum grade:
50
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Certificat d’enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (C.E.S.S.): Section générale OR technique OR artistique AND
Grade transcript including the grades and hours for the final 3 years |
Bulgaria
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
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English as first foreign language (283.5 hours)
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Minimum grade:
3.5 |
Minimum grade:
3 |
- Diploma za (Zavarsheno) Sredno Obrazovanie / za Sredno Obrazovanie AND
- Apostille AND
- Grade transcript for Years 10, 11 and 12
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Croatia
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
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Minimum total sum of 9 weekly lessons* over years 10, 11 and 12 in Foreign Language 1
*It is lessons and not hours.
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Minimum grade:
3 |
Minimum grade:
2 |
- Svjedodžba o Državnoj Maturi AND
- Final 4 years of exam results
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Czech Republic
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
Minimum 3 lessons per week in the final three years of the Maturita (equivalent to level B2 in first foreign language according to Eurydice)
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Minimum grade:
3 |
Minimum grade:
4 |
- Vysvedcení o Maturitni zkoušce AND
- Exam results for all years of the Vysvedcení o Maturitni zkoušce AND
- School document showing number of lessons per week for the final 3 years
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Denmark
If you fulfil English level A, then you also fulfil the English level B requirement.
| Required qualifications |
English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
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English at level B
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6.0 (average of all English level B grades)
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2.0 (average of all English level B grades)
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Upper secondary (ie. stx, hhx, htx, hf) certificate:
- a scan/photo of the original, stamped and signed hard copy OR
- a digitally signed certificate downloaded from Min Kompetencemappe
Alternatively, English B as a single subject via secondary school supplementation (Gymnasialt suppleringskursus (GSK)) or as a Higher Preparation Examination single subject (HF-enkeltfag). You must upload your certificate or an officially signed transcript as documentation of having passed English B with the given grade average by the application deadline at the latest.
NB: Even if you are studying a bachelor programme at CBS, we do not have the documentation you sent in with your bachelor application, so you must upload it when you apply for a master's programme.
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Official IKV assessment |
Kompetencebevis |
Estonia
Required
qualifications |
Equivalent to
English B 6.0
on the Danish
grading scale |
Equivalent to
English B 2.0
on the Danish
grading scale |
Required
documentation |
| Min. 8 "kursuste arv" in English
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Minimum grade:
- 4 (Loputunnistus)
- 55 (Riigieksameni-
tunnistus)
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Minimum grade:
- 3 (Loputunnistus)
- 20 (Riigieksameni-
tunnistus)
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Gümnaasiumi Lõputunnistus AND
Hinnetekeht AND
Riigieksamenitunnistus
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Finland
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
|
Minimum 8 English courses
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Minimum grade: 7
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Minimum grade:
5
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Official certificate - Ylioppilastutkintotodistus / Studentexamensbetyg) and official transcript - Lukion päästötodistus/Avgångsbetyg från gymnasiet |
France
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
- English Langue vivante A
- English Langue vivante B
- English Langue vivante I
- English Langue vivante II
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Minimum grade:
12 |
Minimum grade:
10 |
- Baccalauréat general diploma AND
- Relevé de notes
- Carnet de notes
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Germany
If you fulfil English level A, then you also fulfil the English level B requirement.
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
Regardless of federal state:
English studied in each of the four half-years of the Qualifikationsphase |
Minimum:
• 8 punkte
(average of all English courses)
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Minimum:
• 5 punkte
(average of all English courses)
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Diploma - Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Abiturzeugnis)
and
Report card for all 4 half-years in the Qualifikationsphase as well as the Abiturprüfung |
For Waldorfschule/Rudolf Steiner Schule:
English studied as a Prüfungsfach in the Abiturprüfung
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Hungary
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
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English as a first foreign language
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Minimum grade:
3 |
Minimum grade:
2 |
- Gimnaziumi erettsegi bizonyitvany AND
- Gimnaziumi bizonyitvany
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Iceland
If you fulfil English level A, then you also fulfil the English level B requirement.
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
|
For upper secondary studies completed according to the 2008 reform:
Minimum 15 Fein (new credits) obtained in English; of these, minimum 10 Fein must be at Þrep (qualification level) 3 or higher
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Minimum grade: 7(modulsystem)
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Minimum grade: 5 (modulsystem)
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Official transcript (in Icelandic) for Stúdentspróf.
NB: Letters issued by the institution that do not list the names, module codes, grades and codes/points for all the passed courses are not accepted.
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For upper secondary studies completed according to the 1999 reform:
Minimum 15 einingar (old credits) obtained in English; at least one English subject must be at level 5 or higher (ENS 103+203+303+403+503)
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Ireland
If you fulfil English level A, then you also fulfil the English level B requirement.
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
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Automatically fulfilled. If part or all of the above has been done in a non-English-speaking country, the English B requirement is not automatically fulfilled and you will need to contact Graduate Admission.
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- C2
- 4 (ordinary level)
- 3 (higher level)
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- D3
- 7 (ordinary level)
- 7 (highler level)
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The Leaving Certificate (Established) |
Italy
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
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- Classico: The obligatory 1. Foreign Language if in English
- Scientifico: The obligatory 1. Foreign Language if in English
- Linguistico: The obligatory 1., 2. or 3. Foreign Language if in English
- Artistico: The obligatory 1. Foreign Language in English
- Scienze Umane: The obligatory 1. or 2. Foreign Language if in English
- Musicale e Coreutico: The obligatory 1. Foreign language if in English
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Minimum grade:
- 8 (0-10 scale)
- 45 (0-60 scale)
- 72 (0-100 scale)
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Minimum grade:
- 6 (0-10 scale)
- 36 (0-60 scale)
- 60 (0-100 scale)
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- Diploma di Esame di Liceo (Classico/Scientifico/Linguistico/Artistico/Scienza Umane/Musicale e Coreutico) AND
- Scrutinio di quinta superiore
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Latvia
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
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The obligatory course in English (first foreign language) fulfils the requirement
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Minimum grade:
6 |
Minimum grade:
4 |
- Atestâts par vispârējo vidējo izglîtîbu AND
- Pielikums atestâtam par vispârējo vidējo izglîtîbu AND
- Vispârêjâs vidējâs izglîtîbas sertifikâts
- Izglîtîbas satura un eksaminâcijas centra sertifikâts (only if there is a State exam in one or more subjects)
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Lithuania
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
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- English (1. foreign language) as bendrasis kursas (basic level)
- English (1. & 2. foreign language) as isplestinis kursas (high level)
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Minimum grade:
6 |
Minimum grade:
4 |
- Brandos Atestatas AND
- Brandos Atestatas Priedas
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Luxembourg
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
| A minimum of 210 full teaching hours (of 60 minutes per hour) with an exam passed at upper secondary school level. |
41 - 46 |
30 - 34 |
L'examen de fin d'études secondaires:
- Diplôme AND
- Certificat de notes
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Malta
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
|
I level English
|
Minimum grade:
D |
Minimum grade:
E |
Matriculation Certificate and Advanced Level Certificate og Intermediate Level Certificate. |
The Netherlands
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
|
The obligatory course in English fulfils the requirement
|
Minimum grade:
8 |
Minimum grade:
6 |
- Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs Diploma AND
- Cijferlist
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Norway
If you fulfil English level A, then you also fulfil the English level B requirement.
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
|
- Engelsk VG2 International English (SPR3008 & SPR3009)
or
- Engelsk VG English 1 (SPR3029 & SPR3030)
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Minimum grade: 4
(average of all English courses)
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Minimum grade: 2
(average of all English courses)
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Official (digitally signed) transcript for the Vitnemål for videregående opplæring
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Portugal
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
|
- Cursos gerais do ensino secundário - Humanidades: 1. Foreign Language in English
- Cursos científico-humanísticos: The obligatory 1. Foreign Language in English or English as Opçoes C og D.
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Minimum grade:
15 |
Minimum grade:
10 |
- Exam certificate AND
- Documentation from school confirming level of subject/total number of classes in the subject for specific entry requirements
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Romania
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
|
- Theoretical line: Humanities; Specialisation: Filologie English fulfils the entry requirement
- Theoretical line: Humanities; Social Studies English fulfils the entry requirement
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Minimum grade:
6.4 |
Minimum grade:
5 |
- Diploma de bacalaureat AND
- Foaie matricola
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Slovakia
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
|
1. Foreign Language in English with a minimum of 210 taught hours
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Minimum grade:
3 |
Minimum grade:
4 |
- School-Leaving Exam Certificate – Vysvedcenie o maturitnej skúske AND
- Supplement to Certificate of School-Leaving Examination AND
- Grade transcripts for years 10, 11 and 12
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Slovenia
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
|
The obligatory course in English as first foreign language fulfils the requirement if passed the 2nd, 3rd and 4th year.
|
Minimum grade:
3 |
Minimum grade:
2 |
- Spricevalo o splosni maturi / Maturitetno sprièevalo AND
- Obvestilo o uspehu pri splosnui mature AND
- Letno spricevalo for the 4th year
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Spain
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
|
The obligatory 1. Foreign Language in English
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Minimum grade:
7 |
Minimum grade:
5 |
Título de Bachiller / Bachillerato exam certificate |
Sweden
| Required qualifications |
Equivalent to English B 6.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Equivalent to English B 2.0 on the Danish grading scale |
Required documentation |
Before 2014:
Engelska min. Kurs C |
Minimum grade: 15/C/VG
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Minimum grade: 10/E/G
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Official transcript for Gymnasieexamen från ett högskoleförberedande program or Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskolan
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From 2014:
Engelska steg 7 (ENG07)
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The English language requirement must be fulfilled by the application deadline.
To ensure that your test/exam scores are available to us on time, it is important that you sign up for a test/exam taking place
at least three weeks before the application deadline.
Only the following English tests and exams are accepted for the fulfilment of the English B language requirement:
TOEFL
TOEFL internet-based test (iBT)
English B 6.0:
A TOEFL iBT test result of at least 94 with minimum 20 in each discipline is required.
Your scores are valid only if they are no more than two years old by the application deadline.
TOEFL iBT Home Edition is accepted.
MyBest scores are not accepted.
English B 2.0:
A TOEFL iBT test result of at least 83 is required.
Your scores are valid only if they are no more than two years old by the application deadline.
TOEFL iBT Home Edition is accepted.
MyBest scores are not accepted.
Required documentation:
Your TOEFL scores will be verified in the TOEFL database. You must list Copenhagen Business School as one of your score recipients when you sign up for the TOEFL test, or order a score sheet for Copenhagen Business School if you have already taken the test. The TOEFL institution code for CBS is 7035.
You must upload either your digital copy, or a scan of your hard copy, TOEFL score sheet to the Application Portal.
IELTS
IELTS Academic test
English B 6.0:
An IELTS academic test result of at least 7.0 with minimum 6.0 in each discipline is required.
IELTS tests that are more than two years old by the application deadline are not accepted.
IELTS Online is accepted.
IELTS One Skill Retake scores are not accepted.
English B 2.0:
An IELTS academic test result of at least 6.5 is required.
IELTS tests that are more than two years old by the application deadline are not accepted.
IELTS Online is accepted.
IELTS One Skill Retake scores are not accepted.
Required documentation:
Your IELTS results will be verified in the IELTS database. Please instruct your test centre to make your results available to Copenhagen Business School, either when you book your IELTS test or after the test date.
You must also upload a scan of your IELTS test report form to the Application Portal. If you have not received the physical test report form, you can upload a document with the "Test Report Form Number" (TRF Number) so we can verify your scores.
Cambridge exam
Cambridge C2 or C1 examination
English B 6.0:
A Cambridge C2 Proficiency (Certificate of Proficiency in English) passed with min. C, corresponding to a score of minimum 200, or a Cambridge C1 Advanced (Certificate of Advanced English) passed with minimum C AND a score of minimum 185 is required.
English B 2.0:
A Cambridge C2 Proficiency (Certificate of Proficiency in English) or a Cambridge C1 Advanced (Certificate of Advanced English) is required (no minimum score required).
Required documentation:
You must upload your Cambridge C2 Proficiency (CPE) or Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) Statement of Results and/or Certificate.
Your results are only valid if they can be verified through the Candidate Results Website. Make sure to register for the service and share your results with Copenhagen Business School. There is no expiration date on the validity of the CPE/CAE exam results.
